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"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
The activists on the ground are doing the work, that should give you hope.
cmarmitage.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
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Part two of Ketan Joshi’s two-part series on the false promise of carbon capture and storage is now live on The Point.
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Part two of Ketan Joshi’s two-part series on the false promise of carbon capture and storage is now live on The Point.
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
x.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Data used as the basis of the government's program to support children with autism will not be finalised nor available until the end of 2027, 18 months after the program is due to have launched, reports Rick Morton. satpa.pe/JYUDBLh
Exclusive: One third of reassessed NDIS plans see cuts to funding
As parliament considers another bill to boost the NDIA’s power to cut costs, tens of thousands of participants are now on reduced plans and many more have lost flexibility due to restructured payments.
satpa.pe
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Data used as the basis of the government's program to support children with autism will not be finalised nor available until the end of 2027, 18 months after the program is due to have launched, reports Rick Morton. satpa.pe/JYUDBLh
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Behind flood and bushfire disasters is a less visible influence: changes in the planet’s water cycle. Rainfall and temperature shifts are amplifying climate change.
What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Behind flood and bushfire disasters is a less visible influence: changes in the planet’s water cycle. Rainfall and temperature shifts are amplifying climate change.
x.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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“The moral spinelessness in not only seeking to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, but to link the cancellation to the abhorrent terrorist attack in Bondi, speaks volumes over who is allowed to have a voice in Australia."
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 AM
“The moral spinelessness in not only seeking to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, but to link the cancellation to the abhorrent terrorist attack in Bondi, speaks volumes over who is allowed to have a voice in Australia."
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
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The Climate Risk Assessment report predicts 1.5 million Australians will be affected by sea level rise within 25 years.
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how the report predicts climate change will affect the economy: https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how the report predicts climate change will affect the economy: https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
The Climate Risk Assessment report predicts 1.5 million Australians will be affected by sea level rise within 25 years.
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how the report predicts climate change will affect the economy: https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how the report predicts climate change will affect the economy: https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
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Following the capture of Maduro, a jubilant Trump declared that the operation reflected a “Donroe doctrine” – echoing the 1820s warning of US president James Monroe against European colonisation of the Americas. satpa.pe/pwVIaIq
Trump’s Venezuela snatch and grab upends rule of law
As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro faces criminal charges in the US, Donald Trump vows to revitalise the South American nation’s oil industry, and issues warnings to Cuba, Colombia and Greenland.
satpa.pe
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Following the capture of Maduro, a jubilant Trump declared that the operation reflected a “Donroe doctrine” – echoing the 1820s warning of US president James Monroe against European colonisation of the Americas. satpa.pe/pwVIaIq
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"This is further evidence that the share of Australia’s wealth held by the very rich is increasing.”
Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260112-capital-gains-for-the-rich-outpace-the-national-wages-bill-by-whopping-300-billion
Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260112-capital-gains-for-the-rich-outpace-the-national-wages-bill-by-whopping-300-billion
January 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"This is further evidence that the share of Australia’s wealth held by the very rich is increasing.”
Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260112-capital-gains-for-the-rich-outpace-the-national-wages-bill-by-whopping-300-billion
Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260112-capital-gains-for-the-rich-outpace-the-national-wages-bill-by-whopping-300-billion
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“We need a society that values its visionaries, those who go against the grain to create new dreams that reveal other ways of being,” writes Ben Quilty in his essay, Collective Ambition, featured in A Time for Bravery.
Buy your copy of A Time for Bravery: australiainstitute.org.au/store/A-Time...
Buy your copy of A Time for Bravery: australiainstitute.org.au/store/A-Time...
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
“We need a society that values its visionaries, those who go against the grain to create new dreams that reveal other ways of being,” writes Ben Quilty in his essay, Collective Ambition, featured in A Time for Bravery.
Buy your copy of A Time for Bravery: australiainstitute.org.au/store/A-Time...
Buy your copy of A Time for Bravery: australiainstitute.org.au/store/A-Time...
x.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 AM
x.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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The government is under significant pressure to launch a royal commission into antisemitism. Here’s how these sorts of inquiries work and what they can and can’t do.
Read more:https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-royal-commission-could-one-into-the-bondi-attack-create-meaningful-change-272813
Read more:https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-royal-commission-could-one-into-the-bondi-attack-create-meaningful-change-272813
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The government is under significant pressure to launch a royal commission into antisemitism. Here’s how these sorts of inquiries work and what they can and can’t do.
Read more:https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-royal-commission-could-one-into-the-bondi-attack-create-meaningful-change-272813
Read more:https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-royal-commission-could-one-into-the-bondi-attack-create-meaningful-change-272813
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Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog
Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog
eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025
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Australia’s online safety watchdog is investigating sexualised deepfake images posted on X by its AI chatbot Grok.
Elon Musk’s X has faced a global backlash since Grok began generating sexualised images of women and girls without their consent in response to requests for it to undress them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog
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“The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.”
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.”
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
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In July 2024, I warned that if Trump were re-elected, "The age of multilateralism would be over, and something much worse will take its place. The UK and Europe will need to find the means of defending ourselves".
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I never thought I’d argue for rearmament. But a looming Trump presidency changes everything | George Monbiot
A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. Like it or not, this calls for greater defence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
In July 2024, I warned that if Trump were re-elected, "The age of multilateralism would be over, and something much worse will take its place. The UK and Europe will need to find the means of defending ourselves".
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
x.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
Extreme heat is the most common cause of weather-related hospitalisations and deaths in Australia – here’s what you need to know
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Australia’s southern states are baking in the most significant heatwave since the 2019-20 black summer. Temperatures surpassing 40C have been recorded in many parts of the country, including Melbourne and Adelaide.
But experts warn that the heat people actually experience could far exceed what is forecast – because the Bureau of Meteorology measures air temperature in the shade. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for